People in the West Midlands pay more in income tax than the whole of Northern Ireland.

With tax returns due by the end of the month, figures show the £3.8bn of income tax paid by people in the metropolitan county in 2013/14, the most recent published figures, was higher than the £2.5bn paid by the whole of Northern Ireland in the same year.

On average, someone in the West Midlands earned £19,700 in 2013/14 and paid an average of £1,940 in tax.

This compared to an average of £2,010 per person in Northern Ireland.

However, there are slightly more people living in the West Midlands than in Northern Ireland.

Incomes are allocated to area based on the postcode where the earner lives, rather than where they work.

Across the UK, the median income was £21,900 in 2013/14, with people paying an average of £2,300 in tax, according to the figures from HMRC.